Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, today announces that its Dragon 12 tidal energy system (Luna), installed in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, has met a major production performance milestone: the longer tether enables a 25% increase of power performance. This strengthens the…
The Bordeaux-based startup Seaturns and the OPEN-C Foundation announce the signing of an agreement for the deployment, in the summer of 2025, of a full-scale wave energy conversion demonstrator at the SEM-REV offshore test site, off the coast of Le…
Tidal Technologies Limited (TTL) has launched a major procurement process for its first full-scale tidal energy prototype, marking a key step forward in the UK’s clean energy transition. Tidal Technologies has today announced the commencement of its procurement process for…
Inyanga Marine Energy Group has awarded the fabrication contract to build its HydroWing tidal energy device to Hutchinson Engineering. The 20 MW HydroWing tidal energy array will be deployed at Morlais off Anglesey in Wales, one of the largest consented…
The wave energy developer, CorPower Ocean, has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, made the announcement in her…
SKF announces a partnership with wave energy technology development company Carnegie Clean Energy Limited to deliver Carnegie’s CETO’s Power Take-Off (PTO) system. CETO is a unique, fully submerged, point absorber type wave energy technology where a submerged buoy sits a…
The ocean energy sector continued to progress towards commercialisation in 2024 according to the latest statistics released today by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). The pipeline of pre-commercial tidal farms kept growing, while several full-scale wave devices were deployed. 165 MW…
To ensure the success of the Oceans Pact, horizontal policies must be complemented by sectoral approaches. The Pact should incorporate sector-specific actions for blue economy industries where Europe holds global leadership. Two actions are needed to drive the industrialisation of…
Renewables provided nearly half of Europe’s electricity in 2024 and are growing faster than any other energy source – but not fast enough. The competitiveness and energy security objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal cannot be reached without competitive European…
The SHINES project (Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty)launches this week, bringing together 14 partners from France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany, with lead partner Fondation OPEN-C, and technology developers ORPC Ireland, SeaQurrent, and Inyanga…
